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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 862 Solid Waste Management ORDINANCE 862 CITY OF MAPLEWOOD CHAPTER 30 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 30-107 OF THE CITY CODE AND ADDING A SECTION RELATING TO REQUIRED RECYCLING SERVICES FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH TWO OR MORE DWELLING UNITS Section 30-107 of the Code of the City of Maplewood is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 30-107. Program established. The city has established and developed a local recycling program throughout the city. The city’s goal is to promote public education and solid waste reduction and recycling. The city shall require all the owners and managers of multiple family dwellings to assure that they provide recycling services to all their residents. 30-107.1. Required Recycling Services; Multiple Family Dwellings. (1) Definitions. For purposes of this subsection, the following terms have the meanings indicated: (a) “Multiple family dwellings” means a building or a portion thereof containing two or more dwelling units. (b) “Designated recyclables” means the following recyclable materials: aluminum cans; steel cans; glass jars and bottles; paper recyclables; plastic bottles; and corrugated cardboard. (c) “Aluminum cans” means disposable containers fabricated primarily of aluminum, commonly used for soda, beer, juice, water or other beverages. (d) “Steel cans” means all disposable containers fabricated primarily of steel or tin used for food and beverages. (e) “Glass jars and bottles” means unbroken jars and bottles, and containers (lids/caps and pumps removed) which are primarily used for packing and bottling of food and beverages. (f) “Paper” means newspapers; household office paper and mail; boxboard; and magazines/catalogs. No boxboard containers used for food product storage in the refrigerator or freezer are included. (g) “Plastic bottles” means plastic bottles shaped with a neck, rinsed and with lids, caps, rings and pumps removed. Recyclable plastic bottles shall be identified on the bottom with the SPI plastic codes #1 (PETE) and #2 (HDPE) including bottles containing: liquor; milk; juice; soft drinks; water; certain food; soap and cosmetics. (h) “Corrugated cardboard” means cardboard material with double wall construction and corrugated separation between walls but not plastic coated cardboard. (i) “Collection” means the aggregation of recyclable materials from the place at which it is generated and includes all activities up to the time when it is delivered to a recycling facility. (j) “Recycling container” for multiple family dwellings means any bin, cart, dumpster or other receptacle for temporary storage and collection of designated recyclables from tenants in multiple-family dwellings prior to collection. Such recycling containers must be separate, explicitly labeled as to recyclables included, and colored differently from other containers for mixed solid waste or trash. (2) Collection Services Required. The owner of a multiple family dwelling shall make available to the occupants of all dwelling units on the premise services for the collection of designated recyclables. The recyclables collection services shall be available on the premises and shall be provided on a regularly scheduled basis of at least twice a month. This collection service shall be for at least four broad types of designated recyclable materials. The collection schedule and recycling containers’ capacity shall provide for regular removal or the recyclables such that there is adequate storage capacity available in the recyclable containers to prevent overflowing containers. The owner may use the city’s recycling contractor to provide the recycling collection services or they may independently contract with another licensed hauler and/or recycling contractor to provide the recycling collection services at the owner’s expense. (3) Recycling Information Required. The owner of a multiple family dwelling shall provide recycling information to the occupants of each dwelling unit on the property. This information shall notify the occupants of the availability of collection services, describe the procedures required to prepare the designated recyclables for collection, and identify the dates and times of collection. If the owner elects to use the city’s recycling contractor, the city’s recycling contractor will supply the owner with the information needed to create this informational fact sheet. (4) Container Requirements. The recycling containers shall be: (a) Sufficient in number and size to meet the demands for recycling services created by the occupants; (b) Equipped with self-closing lids; (c) Equipped with standardized labels identifying the type of recyclable material to be deposited in each container and colored differently from other containers for mixed solid waste or trash. (d) Maintained in proper operating condition and reasonably clean and sanitary; (e) Repaired or replaced on a reasonable schedule if stolen or broken. (5) Responsibility for Providing and Maintaining Recycling Containers: (a) If the owner of a multiple family dwelling uses the city’s recycling contractor, then the contractor shall provide and maintain adequate recycling containers for demand and needs of the property and its occupants. Or, (b) If the owner uses an independent recycling contractor, the owner shall assure adequate recycling containers are provided and maintained by the independent contractor. (6) Containers Location(s). Recycling containers shall be placed in a location on the premises that permits access for collection purposes but does not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic. All such locations shall comply with the City’s zoning and other ordinances. (7) Transportation and Disposal. Upon collection by the city’s recycling contractor or the owner’s independent hauler, that person shall deliver the designated recyclables to a recyclable material processing center, an end market for sale or reuse, or to an intermediate collection center for later delivery to a processing center or end market. It is unlawful for any person to transport for disposal or to dispose of designated recyclables in a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility. The contractor or hauler shall transport all designated recyclables in a covered vehicle so the recyclables do not drop or blow onto any public street or private property during transport. (8) Scavenging Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person, other than the city’s recycling contractor or owner’s independent hauler, to collect, remove, or dispose of designated recyclables after the materials have been placed or deposited for collection in the recycling containers. The owner, owner’s employees, owner’s independent hauler’s employees, or city’s recycling contractor’s employees may not collect or “scavenge” through recycling in any manner that interferes with the contracted recycling services. (9) Annual Report. Each owner or manager of a multiple family dwelling shall file an annual report with the city by January 31 of each year on a form to be provided by the city recycling coordinator. The report shall contain, at a minimum, the following information: (a) name of owner and building manager and contact information; (b) address of multiple family dwelling; (c) number of dwelling units; (d) description of recycling collection services made available to occupants, including location of containers, dates of collection and whether collection services are provided by owner, owner’s employees, or a licensed collector; (e) description of methods used to inform occupants of availability of recycling services; (f) tonnage estimates for each type of material recycled as provided by the city’s contractor or owner’s independent recycling contractor; (g) name and address of licensed hauler/recycler that provides collection services and where the recyclables were taken for processing. (10) Administrative Penalties. Violation of this chapter shall be charged as an administrative fine as follows: a fine of $200.00 for the first offense; a fine of $300.00 for the second offense at the same location within a 12 month period; a fine of $500.00 for the third offense or additional offenses within a 24 month period at the same location. The owner shall be notified in writing of the violation and if the owner fails to take action within 15 days of receiving the notice of violation, the owner shall be cited for violation in accordance with the fine schedule. (11) Misdemeanor Prosecution. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the City from seeking prosecution as a misdemeanor for any alleged violation of this chapter. If the City elects to seek misdemeanor prosecution, then no administrative fine will be imposed under subpart (10) above. This ordinance shall be effective on January 1, 2006. The Administrative Penalties piece, Section 30-107.1, item number 10, shall have an effective starting date of July 1, 2006. Passed by the Maplewood City Council on July 11, 2005.